It’s been called to the Hoople staff’s attention that several Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia football coaches are deliberately running up scores on opponents.

This goes against the grain of the Hoople System, which calculates the size and scope of a score on the basis of fair competition.

Those who insist on scoring after an issue has already been settled are playing havoc with the Major’s accuracy. Yours Truly believes in treating others with more respect. This act of overaggression should not be tolerated.

There’s no doubt that these antics have played a role in bringing down our percentage in victory margins. Hak-kaff!

Everyone loves a winner and this may be the reason coaches try to impress spectators with an obsession that should be avoided.

No matter how technical our world becomes, the simplest things seem to work best. That’s why predictions by the Great One often include plain horse sense blended with complex computer data.

Versatility is essential when it comes to keeping up with the ever-changing trends of high school competition.

The Hoople System always lives up to its fierce prowess. Rival forecasters find themselves getting up before dawn in a futile effort to keep pace with the Old Boy Himself. Those guys must be bankrupt in the brains department. Boola-boola!

It has been a so-so September for Friday night entertainment compared to what’s just around the corner. Be bored no longer, Dear Hearts, the floor show is about to begin.

You’ll be seeing nothing but top-notch performances by area teams throughout October.

On with the goodies!

SOUTH 27, DOBYNS-BENNETT 17 — All of the pregame hype is merely window dressing. Neither team will be battered and bruised as the mainstream media would have folks believe. Actually, the coaches and players are friends. The real rivalry is up there in the stands.

SULLIVAN NORTH 14, JOHNSON COUNTY 13 — Never underestimate confidence. The Raiders have been up and down. It’s time for those preseason expectations to emerge once more.

DANIEL BOONE 28, CENTRAL 7 — When the toll is tallied up, the Cougars will be holding a hand grenade with the pin pulled.

TENNESSEE HIGH 34, VOLUNTEER 14 — Those big, bad Vikings should pick on someone their own size.

CHEROKEE 14, SOUTH-DOYLE 7 — The Chiefs will make every opportunity count by being selective with their play-calling.

HAPPY VALLEY 26, SULLIVAN EAST 20 — Anything to make the Valley Happy. The Warriors’ solid fundamentals will pay dividends in the long run.

BLUEFIELD 28, GATE CITY 14 — Heh-heh! The Blue Devils’ primary concern is not Bluefield’s team. They’d better watch out for the UCLA. (Editor’s Note: Hoople seems to be having trouble with his spelling today.)

POWELL VALLEY 13, CLINTWOOD 7 — Here comes some more of that Pow-Pow-Pow. Give the Vikings one victory and they’ll want five or six more.